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Animal Disease In Australia

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The only biggest risk to the sheep industry and population’s sustainability is an epidemic of an emergency animal disease. For this reason, the Sheep-meat Council of Australia and Wool-Producers Australia have put into place a series of animal health policies at both the state and national levels to guard against threats to the industry's biosecurity. Australia’s National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) identifies animals so that we can trace them quickly if we need to; it applies to anyone with cattle, sheep, pigs or goats. If there is an outbreak of an emergency disease (for example foot and mouth disease), we can quickly trace back to identify animals that might already be infected, and trace forward to identify animals that are at the …show more content…

Identifying death of lambs or sheep is can be difficult because, as wild dogs, foxes attack bitting the throat but they don’t have enough strength to procure bone injury. Furthermore after they attack, they usually carry small remains back to their dens.
To protect sheep against foxes, a combination of methods is most effective, as well as: shooting when necessary, poisoning, trapping, using guardian animals as Alpacas and/or Lama that scares foxes or other predators away, fencing, and land management practices (it describe the way that land is managed – the means by which a land use outcome is achieved).
However, it is important to note that predators may not be the only cause of death – there are other animal health issues that can also lead to death, and livestock can disappear for other reasons. Researchers at Charles Sturt University (CSU) have shown for the first time that foxes are a host for the sheep measles parasite, which cost the industry several million dollars each

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